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Securities Act of 1933 Establishes Federal Securities Regulation

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President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs the Securities Act of 1933 into law on May 27, 1933, establishing the first major federal regulation of securities markets and requiring that investors receive financial and material information about securities offered for public sale. Often called the …

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